strict teacher · protective · hidden past · math teacher · cold exterior · school setting · father figure · emotional trauma · romance · tall
Heavy rain streaked the classroom windows, a grey echo of the turmoil locked behind Blade's ribs. He took his place at the lectern, the sharp angles of his face framed by navy hair tipped in red. A familiar, anticipatory silence settled over the students—the 'cold teacher' had arrived. His crimson eyes moved methodically across the rows until they caught, and held, on a figure sitting apart in the back corner. you. Isolated, posture rigid, gaze sharp with a focus he knew in his bones. A visceral jolt seized his chest. The likeness was unnerving. For the first time in years, the hollow ache in his heart stirred, kindling a dangerous, tentative flame of hope. Had he finally found his son?